Miaocheng Explained

Miaocheng Area
Native Name:庙城地区
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Municipality
Subdivision Name1:Beijing
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Huairou
Area Total Km2:31.06
Population Total:40883
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.2917°N 116.6228°W
Utc Offset:+8
Pushpin Map:Beijing#China
Postal Code:101401
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:010
Subdivision Type3:Village-level Divisions
Subdivision Name3:2 communities
18 villages
Timezone1:China Standard
Elevation M:44
Mapsize:150px
Other Name:Miaocheng Town (庙城镇)

Miaocheng Area is an area and a town situated on southern Huairou District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Huairou Town and Longshan Subdistrict to its north, Yangsong Town to its east, Niulanshan and Zhaoquanying Towns to its south, Beishicao and Qiaozi Towns to its west. The 2020 census had determined the town's population to be 40,883.[1]

In 1127, Xiao Dali, the second empress consort of Emperor Xingzong of Liao, constructed a temple and a fortification in the region. The settlement here later got the name Miaocheng .[2]

History

Timeline of Miaocheng Area!Time!Status!Within
Ming and Qing dynastyCaijialiHuairou County, Shuntian Prefecture
1912 - 19481st DistrictHuairou County, Capital Area
1948 - 19497th District
1949 - 19507th District4th DistrictChengguan DistrictHuairou County, Hebei
1950 - 1958Huogezhuang TownshipZhengzhong Township
1958 - 1959Bayi People's CommuneDongfeng People's CommuneHuairou County, Beijing
1959 - 1961Chengguan People's CommuneQiaozi People's Commune
1961 - 1983Miaocheng People's Commune
1983 - 1990Miaocheng Township
1990 - 2001Miaocheng Town
2001 - 2002Huairou District, Beijing
2002–presentMiaocheng Area (Maiocheng Town)

Administrative divisions

As of the year 2021, Miaocheng Area had 20 subdivisions, including 2 communities and 18 villages:[3]

Subdisvision NamesName TransliterationsType
庙城MiaochengCommunity
金山JinshanCommunity
高两河GaoliangheVillage
李两河LiliangheVillage
小杜两河Xiao DuliangheVillage
刘两河LiuliangheVillage
大杜两河Da DuliangheVillage
肖两河XiaoliangheVillage
赵各庄ZhaogezhuangVillage
霍各庄HuogezhuangVillage
焦村JiaocunVillage
彩各庄CaigezhuangVillage
庙城MiaochengVillage
桃山TaoshanVillage
王史山WangshishanVillage
孙史山SunshishanVillage
高各庄GaogezhuangVillage
郑重庄ZhengzhongzhuangVillage
西台上Xitai ShangVillage
西台下Xitai XiaVillage

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 北京市怀柔区第七次全国人口普查公报_重点工作_怀柔区人民政府网站 . 2022-10-24 . www.bjhr.gov.cn.
  2. Book: zh:中华人民共和国政区大典, 北京市卷 . 2013 . 中国社会出版社 . 李立国 . 李万钧 . 吴世民 . 978-7-5087-4058-4 . Beijing . 910451741.
  3. Web site: 2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 . 2022-10-24 . www.stats.gov.cn.